Summary

In this chapter, we explored the system design of a Netflix-like platform, covering various aspects such as functional and non-functional requirements, data modeling, capacity estimation, high-level architecture, and the design of key components, such as the Video Service, User Service, Recommendation Service, and CDN.

We started by defining the core features and functionalities that our platform should support, ensuring a comprehensive and user-centric streaming experience. We then discussed the non-functional requirements, emphasizing the importance of scalability, performance, reliability, and security.

To handle the massive amount of data and traffic generated by millions of users, we delved into data modeling and capacity estimation. We designed a data model that captures the essential entities and relationships, and we performed calculations to estimate the storage, bandwidth, and processing requirements of our platform.

Based on these requirements and estimations...